The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1887-11-11

gold-headed, ebony cane. MI. IaIter-
son responded in fitting words. The
cane was present from the Mankato
= lodge through the Duluth lodge, and
n was accompanied 10y letter expressing
" the esteem in which Mr.. Patterson was
. held in Mankato.
n The injunction suit of c. ID. Whipple
VS.. Eph Bludsoe, has been decided III
Il favor of the plaintiff. The defendant is
II ordered to go INTO the barber business
neither on his own behalf or in any 9TH
er persons shop, with or without COM
= pensation, except it be in the shop of
, the plaintiff. 1t will be remembered
2 that Bludsoe sold his business to Whip
pie with the agreement that he would
not engage in the business in Mankato
for certain number of years. Bludsoe
however, entered a shop, when this IN
junction was placed upon him.
IFrom TUESDAYS DAILY FREE PREssl
Merchants report trade as brisk ana
shipments heavy.
The West Mankato Mission School
is to give an entertainment Friday even
ing.
w. IL. Murdoch's Dramatic Co. is
booked for the Grand Opera House for
Nov. II and 10.
Mr.. John b. Hauerwas and Miss
Emma Charland, both of this city, were
married this morning at the Catholic
church.
st. Peter had eighteen deaths dur
ing October, twelve of which were ut the
asylum.
An entertainment under the aus
pices of the Ladies' Foreign Missionary
Society, is to be given at the Presbyter-
ian church Friday evening.
To casual observer OF the progress
so far made on the reservoir and water
pipe laying, the impression is not MADE
that the work will be completed this
! year.
! The encampment committee OF the
Board of Trade has paid the last bill In
! full and has made ont the report for
presentation at the next meeting OF the
| board.
The congregation of Rev. Il. L.
Jones very kindly paid all the expenses
connected with bringing the remains OF
his deceased wife from Pennsylvania for
burial at tins place.
Merchants who expect to open
new set of books for 1888, or add new
ledger or journal. should call at the FREE
Press Bindery and get prices. First
class work and low prices.
The $4,000 sewer bonds were exc
cuted to-day. Mayor Pau and City Re-
corder Davies each had to subscribe his
autograph four hundred and ten times
in order 10 make them legal.
Maj. Clarke has presented lot TO
the Lake Madison school district, upon
which to place school building. lie
saws that there will be a great deal OF
building there next year.
The funeral of Mr.. Chas. Kitchener
occurred this afternoon under the aus
mces of the Odd Fellows. The Second
Regiment Band was brought into requi-
sirion and the attendance was large.
Marriage licenses were granted yes
terday to John b. Hauerwas and Emma
Charland, Lorin {. Stevenson anu Jeh-
ME Lettus, and Chris Johnson and Car
RE d. Briggs, and to-day to Will A.
Funk and Ida Wernz.
The Congregational Sunday school
elected the following officers for the
ensuing year last Sunday: W. W. +. Me-
Cunnell, superintendent; ii. .. Pope,
assistant superintendent; Geo. 1. Barr,
secretary and treasurer; Mrs. ID. a.
Swami, director of music. The church
society will give an entertainment after
the holidays.
Mr.. IL. NJ. Hamilton leased the
Mankato House yesterday for another
wear. Mr.. H. makes a very popular
landlord and runs hotel in tirst-class
stvle. lie does the best that Is possible
with the old house and 1t is growing In
favor with the travelling public daily.
We are glad TO know that Mr.. Hamilton
and family are TO remain i'll their IA
mihar places.
AT the meeting of the county COM
missioners Yesterday afternoon after
Mr.. Reeds report had been presented
a resolution passed authorizing the APP
pointment of a committee OF three 10
select an architect orexpert, who shall
be perfectly impartial, to examine the
new building in regard to its construc-
ton and the estimates presented and 10
submit written report to the board.
! Commissioners Lee, DietZ and Jones
were appointed such committee. The
court house matter was thoroughly dis
cussed, though no further action was
taken. The object of the investigation
is TO ascertain whether too much has
been paid on the contract.
| Architect Thayer has commenced
TO draw plans for $, 900 store building
for Mr.. Il. Kohler, to be erected next
spring on North Front street next to
Mr.. Fred Kron's building. 1t viii be a
two-story brick building. Mr.. Thayer
also drew the plans for the bank build
ing at Lake CRYSTAL and the store OF Mr..
Henry Humphrey at the same place.
Both are two-story brick, costing about
-. 800 each, and are nearly completed.
From the work he has already received,
Mr.. Thayer believes that there will be
greater building activity i'll this city next
year than ever before.
The Charles l.. Andrews Minuet
Carnival Company will appear at the
Opera House, this city, on Saturday
evening next, in Jules Verne's great
masterpiece, "Michael Strogoff," ac-
knowledged to be one of the greatest
PLAYS on the American stage. This COM
pany is said to carry 80 people, among
which are prominent actors and actress
es, also the only Indian actress, Go Won
t Go-Mohawk. They carry ballet under
the lead of Mile Eloise, besides large
> amount of their own scenery, painted
;, especially for the production OF this
piece. The company comes well en-
u dorsed, and as the play is famous one,
+ we have no doubt they will draw good
house.
CFrom wednesdays DAILY FREE PRESS.
d The bad condition Of the roads Will
t. have the effect to put stop temporarily
d To the farmers coming into the city.
is -Remember there will be good music